"I'm going to be in New York with my family," he tells PEOPLE, adding, "I'll be going to the Nutcracker, I'll be going to Rockefeller Plaza, I'll be going to the Rockettes, maybe catch a Knicks game or two."

But Jackman says he won't be homesick for warmer holiday celebrations in his native Down Under.

"I've just been at home for two years straight, so I'll be okay," he says. "But I actually like the snow. I like the cold – it's all different, it's all a novelty to me."

He also admits that more than the weather helped keep him warm on the set of Australia. "Kissing Nicole is not a hard day at the office," Jackman says with a chuckle.